Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala urges PM Modi to resume talks with protesting farmers

Chautala said he believes every problem has a solution by way of mutual discussions

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resume talks with farmers' unions agitating at the borders of the national capital demanding repeal of the three farm laws.

Chautala, a coalition partner of the BJP in Haryana, also asked the Prime Minister to set up a panel of senior ministers to discuss the issues surrounding the three farm laws with the farmers’ representatives.

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“Our ‘annadattas' are on roads at Delhi border agitating in respect of newly enacted three farm laws of the Central Government. It is a matter of concern that such agitation is going on for more than a hundred days. I truly believe that every problem has a solution by way of mutual discussion,” Chautala said in a letter to the prime minister.

“The earlier discussion between the Central Government and farmers' union brought few solutions to the concerns raised by Sayunkt Morcha. In this regard, a team consisting of three to four senior cabinet ministers may lead the delegation for resuming talk with farmers so as to bring an amicable conclusion in this issue,” he added.

Farmer unions, mostly from Haryana and Punjab, have been camping at the borders of the national capital since November 27 demanding rollback of the farm sector reforms.

The government had held 11 rounds of talks with the agitating farmers led by a three-member ministerial panel helmed by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

The panel had offered to suspend the three farm laws for 18 months, an offer rejected by the agitating farmers who insisted on a complete repeal.

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